Few voters turning out for early voting

Low numbers reinforce push to move election date

6:13 PM,
Apr. 6, 2014

Ruth Ann Callahan, right, goes over how to use the voting booth with Doris Verge, at the Election Commission Annexleft, on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, the first day of early voting. Murfreesboro registered voters can vote early at the following locations, the Rutherford County Election Commission, the Election Commission Annex, SportsCom, and Blackman Elementary.

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Dismal numbers from early voting in the Murfreesboro Municipal Election reinforce some arguments to move the city's election date to August in future years.

As of Friday night only 2,960 voters had turned out and cast their votes. In 2010 and 2012 nearly half of all ballots were cast early, according to Rutherford County Election Commission records.

Among the decisions Murfreesboro voters were asked to make this April was whether future election dates should be held with the state primary and county general elections in starting in August 2016. ...